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JINGMING BL-1 COMMENTARY
BrightBladder
Eyes Jingming BL-1 (Bright Eyes) is the meeting point of all the
Kidney yang channels (except the Large Intestine) and the Gov-
Meeting point of the Bladder, Small Intestine,
Pericardium erning, Yang Motility and Yin Motility vessels. Although
Taiyang
Stomach, Shaoyang
Gall Bladder and Sanjiao channels with Yangming
the pathology of eye diseases is complex and varied, they
Sanjiao
the Governing, Yin Motility and Yang Motility vessels may be summarised as due to i. exterior pathogenic
Gall Bladder
factors (mostly wind and heat), or ii. to deficiency or
Liver
LOCATION excess patterns of interior disharmony. Yang governs the
Conception
0.1 cun medial and superior to the inner canthus of the exterior, and due both to its location and the fact that most
eye, near the medial border of the orbit.
Governing of the yang channels meet at this point, Jingming BL-1 is
Extra Points the primary local point for the treatment of virtually any
Jingming BL-1 eye disease of exterior origin. It was traditionally indi-
cated for redness, swelling, pain, lacrimation, itching and
blurred vision. Equally, Jingming BL-1 is an essential local
point for the treatment of eye diseases due to interior
disharmony, whatever the pathology, and was tradition-
ally indicated for night blindness, photophobia, blurred
vision, visual dizziness etc., and in modern times for
glaucoma, optic nerve atrophy, pterygium, astigmatism,
optic neuritis, retinal haemorrhage and early cataract.

COMBINATIONS
• Liver qi night blindness: Jingming BL-1 and Xingjian
LIV-2 (One Hundred Symptoms).
NEEDLING • Redness, swelling and unbearable pain of both eyes
i. Perpendicular insertion 0.2 to 0.3 cun; ii. Caution: the with photophobia: needle Jingming BL-1 and Yuwei
Taiyin Shaoyin Jueyin
following needling method should not be attempted by (M-HN-7) and bleed Taiyang (M-HN-9) (Song of the
those who have not had appropriate clinical supervision: Jade Dragon).
ask the patient to close their eyes and to direct the eyes as • When Jingming BL-1 is ineffective in treating dis-
far as possible towards the side being needled, i.e. when eases of the eye, combine it with Hegu L.I.-4 and
needling left Jingming BL-1, the patient should look to the Guangming GB-37 (Ode of Xi-hong).
left and vice-versa. With the forefinger of one hand, gently • Lacrimation on exposure to wind: Jingming BL-1,
push the eyeball to the lateral side and hold it firmly. Touwei ST-8, Fengchi GB-20 and Toulinqi GB-15
Insert the needle slowly perpendicularly with the other (Great Compendium).
hand, without lifting, thrusting or rotating to a depth of • Superficial visual obstruction: Jingming BL-1, Hegu
0.5 to 1 cun. Immediately on withdrawal of the needle, L.I.-4 and Sibai ST-2 (Great Compendium).
press firmly with a cotton wool ball for about a minute to • Internal eye obstruction: Jingming BL-1, Tongziliao
prevent haematoma. Note: according to several classical GB-1, Hegu L.I.-4 and Zulinqi GB-41 (Great Compen-
and modern texts, this point is contraindicated to moxi- dium).
bustion.

ACTIONS
Benefits the eyes
Expels wind and clears heat

INDICATIONS
• Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, lacrimation
on exposure to wind, redness and itching of the inner
canthus, blurred vision, dimness of vision, night
blindness, photophobia, colour blindness, visual diz-
ziness, near sightedness, superficial visual
obstruction, aversion to cold with headache.

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